Carolina Hurricanes vs Detroit Red Wings Pick & Prediction - 1/12/2026
Updated January 12, 2026
Updated January 12, 2026
The Carolina Hurricanes and Detroit Red Wings meet Monday night at Little Caesars Arena in what should be an exciting game between two division leaders. Carolina enters Detroit riding a four-game winning streak and holding the top spot in the Metropolitan Division, while the Red Wings are atop the Atlantic Division with their own three-game win streak. This could be a possible preview of this year's Eastern Conference Final. Who will get the win? I'll try and answer that question below, as I make my Hurricanes vs Red Wings prediction.
Pick: | Red Wings ML |
Confidence: | 3/5 |
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The Hurricanes have found consistent traction of late, winning their last four contests by demonstrating a capacity to score timely goals and shut down their opposition. Carolina’s latest victory was a hard-fought 3-2 decision over the Seattle Kraken, in which they scored twice in the final nine minutes to secure the result. That win continued a stretch of strong offensive and defensive balance that gives them confidence on the road.
Detroit has also been productive offensively, stringing together three consecutive victories, including a 4-0 shutout of the Montreal Canadiens. The Red Wings have scored four or more goals in each of the games during their current winning streak and they will try to keep that trend going here.
In net, Carolina’s goaltending has been a huge piece of their recent success. Brandon Bussi has been particularly impressive this season with a strong winning record in his appearances and he is expected to get the start again here. Detroit’s John Gibson has enjoyed a resurgence of late, recording his third shutout of the campaign and dropping his GAA to 2.75 on the season. Both goaltenders are playing well and will be key to any success their team has.
Offensively, Detroit’s Alex DeBrincat is a focal point with 23 goals and 23 assists, and Lucas Raymond leads the Wings in points and assists with 14 goals and 34 assists. Carolina is known for having a balanced attack. Sebastian Aho is leading the team in points with 43, while Seth Jarvis has a team-high 20 goals going into this game.
Score Projection: Carolina 2 – Detroit 3
Win Probability: Carolina 47%, Detroit 53%
This is going to be another incredibly close game between two quality teams in the Eastern Conference. My expectation is that the Red Wings will get the win at home and that they are a decent value as a slight underdog. But this game could truly go either way and it wouldn't surprise me to see either team pick up a huge victory.
Jay Sanin is the GM and Head of Sports at ATS.io. He has been writing about sports gambling since 2013, handicapping tens of thousands of sporting events. He plays sides and totals aggressively across most sports and is more selective in player prop markets. He does his own modeling across most sports, and his family is jealous of how much time he spends on his precious spreadsheets.
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